Bau"ble (?), n. [Cf. OF. baubel a child's plaything, F. babiole, It. babbola, LL. baubellum gem, jewel, L. babulus,a baburrus, foolish.]
1.
A trifling piece of finery; a gewgaw; that which is gay and showy without real value; a cheap, showy plaything.
The ineffective bauble of an Indian pagod.
Sheridan.
2.
The fool's club.
[Obs.] "A
fool's bauble was a short stick with a head ornamented with an ass's ears fantastically carved upon it."
Nares.
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